From géag (“limb”) + scaoilte (“loose”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
géagscaoilteach (genitive singular masculine géagscaoiltigh, genitive singular feminine géagscaoiltí, plural géagscaoilteacha, comparative géagscaoiltí)
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | géagscaoilteach | ghéagscaoilteach | géagscaoilteacha; ghéagscaoilteacha² | |
Vocative | ghéagscaoiltigh | géagscaoilteacha | ||
Genitive | géagscaoiltí | géagscaoilteacha | géagscaoilteach | |
Dative | géagscaoilteach; ghéagscaoilteach¹ |
ghéagscaoilteach; ghéagscaoiltigh (archaic) |
géagscaoilteacha; ghéagscaoilteacha² | |
Comparative | níos géagscaoiltí | |||
Superlative | is géagscaoiltí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
géagscaoilteach | ghéagscaoilteach | ngéagscaoilteach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |